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The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to reverse the decision to ban the operation of Twitter in Nigeria. From Saturday morning, most Nigerians could not access the microblogging platform. Some have however resorted ...

Facebook has deleted President Buhari’s post against South East. The social media giant deleted a post against the South East region of Nigeria by President Muhammadu Buhari via his official page. This comes a few days after Twitter deleted the ...

The Catholic Church has banned Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministries Enugu Nigeria (AMEN) Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka from commenting on partisan politics. The ban is coming after the controversy surrounding the recent disappearance and appearance of the fiery Catholic Priest, ...

The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operations of Nigeria (ALTON) has confirmed that they received formal instructions from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to suspend access to Twitter This was contained in a statement signed by Engr. Gbenga Adebayo, the Chairman ...

Former Arsenal, Middlesbrough and West Brom goalkeeper Alan Miller has passed away aged 51, it has been confirmed.   The Englishman joined the Gunners as a schoolboy in 1984 and signed as a professional with the club four years later. ...

France on Thursday said  it will suspend joint military operations with Malian forces after the country’s second coup in nine months, “awaiting guarantees” that civilians will return to positions of power. The decision comes after Mali’s military strongman Assimi Goita, ...

Queen Elizabeth II will hold her first in-person meeting with a foreign leader in over a year when she hosts US President Joe Biden on June 13 after he attends a G7 summit, Buckingham Palace announced  on Thursday. It said ...

Tesla boss Elon Musk was at it again this time firing off a few cryptic tweets that appeared to lament a breakup with Bitcoin. The leading cryptocurrency slipped 4% on Friday after the tweets. Tesla’s big position in bitcoin and ...

Operatives of Operation Puff Adder of the Bayelsa State Police Command, yesterday, arrested 10 persons during a secret meeting of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Okutukutu area of Yenagoa. The police said the meeting might not be unconnected ...

A soldier attached to 243 Recce Battalion Ibereko, Badagry, Mahmud Sulaiman, has committed suicide after he shot dead a customs officer at Seme border on Wednesday. The incident occurred when the team leader tried to retrieve the gun from Mr ...

The Directorate of Citizens Rights, Lagos State Ministry of Justice has rescued an 11- year-old girl who was allegedly assaulted by her father. The minor was rescued after a neighbour on a street in Ikosi, Ketu, Lagos reported to the ...

    This is the moment a woman people claim is married said her boyfriend’s Male Member is sweeter than that of her husband. To be honest during interrogation, the lady who was called Mama Purity several times admitted she ...

The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has denounced reports quoting the Director-General of the corps, Brig.Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, as saying that youth corps members could be mobilised for war. Ibrahim was quoted as saying on Thursday in an interview on ...

The Governing Board of the National Examinations Council (NECO) has approved the appointment of Mr Ebikibina John Ogborodi as new acting Registrar. The appointment of Ogborodi as Acting Registrar/Chief Executive of the Council was contained in a circular issued by ...

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Edo says there is a need to turn to bicycle as a means of transportation so as to reduce Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs). The FRSC Edo commander Henry Benamaisia, stated this on Thursday ...

A video of President Muhammadu Buhari, wherein he threatened to deal with youths of the South-East has been taken off by the social media app. The video has been deemed genocidal. The video was initially posted on the official handle ...

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has raised an alarm over alleged grouping of bandits in Falgore forest in Kano, calling on the military to take urgent action against the gathering. Mr Ganduje made the call when he visited the ...

An undergraduate of the University of Ilorin, Olajide Omowumi Blessing, has been r3ped and murdered in her residence along Tanke area in Ilorin metropolis. The deceased, a 300-level Student of Agricultural Science Department, hails from Oke-Opin, Ekiti local government area ...

Twitter announced on Thursday the launch of its first subscription service, dubbed Twitter Blue, designed for users willing to pay a monthly fee for exclusive features. The company said Twitter Blue will be available to users in Canada and Australia ...

A final year Law student of the University of Calabar has been on the run for the rape of a minor who unsuspectingly went to seek for a job in a hotel where a vacancy was advertised in Calabar. The ...

The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has announced the increment of monthly allowance of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in the state from N5,000 to N15,000.   The governor made this known on Thursday during his visit ...

Former Ondo Governor Dr. Olusegun Mimiko has debunked rumours that he planned defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC). The ex-governor said he is least concerned about partisan politics now and more concerned about how to rescue the nation from ...

The African Union has suspended Mali’s membership in response to last week’s military coup and threatened sanctions if a civilian-led government is not restored, it said in a statement on Tuesday. The military arrested interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime ...

Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has threatened to dethrone traditional rulers selling employment slots meant for their subjects. The Governor also ordered the demolition of an illegal market along the Elele Alimini and Ahoada axis of the East-West Road in the ...

Former Ekiti Governor Ayodele Fayose has mocked President Muhammadu Buhari over his ‘treat them in the language they understand’ tweet, which has now been deleted by Twitter. Many Nigerians had tackled the President over the statement, citing his reference to ...